Kevin Bieksa suffered a fractured left foot on Nov. 4 against Nashville after being struck by a first-period shot. It came from the stick of teammate Michel Ouellet.

Bieksa, who has 11 points (3-8) in his first 13 games, played through the pain against Phoenix on Nov. 6 and Minnesota on Saturday, but it became too great.

An x-ray on Thursday morning confirmed his worst fears.

Bieksa is expected to be sidelined at least two weeks.

With Sami Salo out with a shoulder injury, the Canucks will recall Lawrence Nycholat from his conditioning stint with the Manitoba Moose.

“It was an innocent play,” said Bieksa, who is sporting a walking shoe on the injured foot.

“I wasn’t looking for a split second and it’s one of those things that hurts initially, but you kind of just play through it and don’t think anything of it.

“Obviously, the last week or so, it’s been nagging me a bit and I figured I could just keep going, but the practice days were the hard ones where it [foot] wasn’t really warmed up. After a while, I figured there must be more to it and I found out I had a fracture of my metatarsal.”

Bieksa was told by the team’s medical staff that the injury would worsen and he could be sidelined for months if he didn’t sit out.

“As far as I know, it [foot] needs to be immobilized for a short time and I’m hoping it’s not going to be too long,” said Bieksa.

“But it’s tough. The team is rolling and it’s tough not to be a part of it.”

Last November against Nashville, Bieksa suffered a lacerated calf and missed 47 games.

CANUCKS NOTES: Rick Rypien has been skating on his own all week.

The winger, rehabbing from a sports-hernia surgery, has missed 11 games.

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